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ERIC Number: EJ277482
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Discriminant and Concurrent Validity of Two Commonly Used Measures of Test Anxiety.
Thyer, Bruce A.; Papsdorf, James D.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n4 p1197-204 Win 1982
Statistical outcomes conclude that both the Test Anxiety Inventory and the Anagram Solution Task exhibit substantial discriminant validity but relatively little concurrent validity. Each of the measures shows considerable promise as a means for identifying students with differential levels of test anxiety. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Higher Education, Student Behavior, Test Anxiety, Test Norms, Test Validity, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Anagram Solution Task (Sargent); Test Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger)